diff --git a/android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk b/android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
index 6096e8c1..30c33a47 100644
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diff --git a/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk b/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk
deleted file mode 100644
index 38b5dab2..00000000
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diff --git a/modules/usb-camera/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/usbcamera/UsbCameraView.kt b/modules/usb-camera/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/usbcamera/UsbCameraView.kt
index 1a2a665c..bba67a22 100644
--- a/modules/usb-camera/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/usbcamera/UsbCameraView.kt
+++ b/modules/usb-camera/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/usbcamera/UsbCameraView.kt
@@ -53,6 +53,29 @@ class UsbCameraView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(context
             e.printStackTrace()
         }
 
+        val permissionReceiver = object : android.content.BroadcastReceiver() {
+            override fun onReceive(context: Context, intent: android.content.Intent) {
+                if ("com.schnappix.USB_PERMISSION" == intent.action) {
+                    synchronized(this) {
+                        val granted = intent.getBooleanExtra(android.hardware.usb.UsbManager.EXTRA_PERMISSION_GRANTED, false)
+                        if (granted) {
+                            android.util.Log.e("UsbCameraView", "Permission granted from Broadcast!")
+                            startPreview()
+                        } else {
+                            android.util.Log.e("UsbCameraView", "Permission denied from Broadcast!")
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        val filter = android.content.IntentFilter("com.schnappix.USB_PERMISSION")
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+            activityContext.registerReceiver(permissionReceiver, filter, Context.RECEIVER_EXPORTED)
+        } else {
+            activityContext.registerReceiver(permissionReceiver, filter)
+        }
+
         cameraClient = CameraClient.newBuilder(activityContext)
             .setCameraStrategy(CameraUvcStrategy(activityContext))
             .setCameraRequest(cameraRequest)
diff --git a/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx b/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx
index f06ac3d5..6da423ab 100644
--- a/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx
@@ -400,26 +400,29 @@ export default function CameraScreen({
     }
   };
 
-  if (!permission) {
-    return (
-      <View style={styles.container}>
-        <Text style={styles.infoText}>Berechtigungen werden geladen...</Text>
-      </View>
-    );
-  }
+  // On iOS we need the expo-camera permission, on Android we bypass it since we use USB
+  if (Platform.OS !== 'android') {
+    if (!permission) {
+      return (
+        <View style={styles.container}>
+          <Text style={styles.infoText}>Berechtigungen werden geladen...</Text>
+        </View>
+      );
+    }
 
-  if (!permission.granted && !isUsbConnected) {
-    return (
-      <View style={styles.container}>
-        <Text style={styles.infoText}>Wir benötigen deine Erlaubnis, um die Kamera anzuzeigen</Text>
-        <TouchableOpacity style={styles.btn} onPress={requestPermission}>
-          <Text style={styles.btnText}>Erlaubnis erteilen</Text>
-        </TouchableOpacity>
-        <TouchableOpacity style={[styles.btn, styles.cancelBtn]} onPress={handleLocalCancel}>
-          <Text style={styles.btnText}>Zurück</Text>
-        </TouchableOpacity>
-      </View>
-    );
+    if (!permission.granted && !isUsbConnected) {
+      return (
+        <View style={styles.container}>
+          <Text style={styles.infoText}>Wir benötigen deine Erlaubnis, um die Kamera anzuzeigen</Text>
+          <TouchableOpacity style={styles.btn} onPress={requestPermission}>
+            <Text style={styles.btnText}>Erlaubnis erteilen</Text>
+          </TouchableOpacity>
+          <TouchableOpacity style={[styles.btn, styles.cancelBtn]} onPress={handleLocalCancel}>
+            <Text style={styles.btnText}>Zurück</Text>
+          </TouchableOpacity>
+        </View>
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   const renderContent = () => {
@@ -625,20 +628,20 @@ export default function CameraScreen({
       {/* Camera Preview Background */}
       <View style={styles.previewContainer}>
         <View style={styles.cameraWrapper}>
-          {Platform.OS === 'android' && (
+          {Platform.OS === 'android' ? (
             <UsbCameraView 
               ref={usbCameraRef} 
-              style={[styles.cameraPreview, { position: 'absolute', opacity: isUsbConnected ? 1 : 0, zIndex: isUsbConnected ? 10 : 1 }]} 
+              style={[styles.cameraPreview, { position: 'absolute', opacity: 1, zIndex: 10 }]} 
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <CameraView
+              ref={expoCameraRef}
+              style={[styles.cameraPreview, { position: 'absolute', opacity: 1, zIndex: 10 }]}
+              facing="front"
+              pictureSize={pictureSize === 'fallback' ? undefined : pictureSize}
+              onCameraReady={handleCameraReady}
             />
           )}
-          
-          <CameraView
-            ref={expoCameraRef}
-            style={[styles.cameraPreview, { position: 'absolute', opacity: isUsbConnected ? 0 : 1, zIndex: isUsbConnected ? 1 : 10 }]}
-            facing="front"
-            pictureSize={pictureSize === 'fallback' ? undefined : pictureSize}
-            onCameraReady={handleCameraReady}
-          />
         </View>
       </View>